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things get pretty heated especially when talking about things like corporal hammer or budget battles or benghazi or gun control. this christmas millions of americans are anxious and hurting financially and many of us are worried about the country we are leaving to our children, whether it willle be the same country we grew up in. this is the season to take a longer look at things. remember that our countrymen endured far worse. the revolutionary war. civil war. pearl harbor. civil rights movement. our country came through each struggle stronger.
things get pretty heated especially when talking about things like corporal hammer or budget battles or benghazi or gun control. this christmas millions of americans are anxious and hurting financially and many of us are worried about the country we are leaving to our children, whether it willle be the same country we grew up in. this is the season to take a longer look at things. remember that our countrymen endured far worse. the revolutionary war. civil war. pearl harbor. civil rights...
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republicans are saying not so fast and demanding current secretary of state hillary clinton testify on benghazi before any confirmation hearings begin. joining me with reaction to all this and much more is former new mexico governor bill richardson. thanks for being with us. happy new year. >> thank you, sean. >> sean: governor, we have actually been friendly over the years. you and i have gotten along. i remember i have been out to your estate and you have is been gracious enough to be nice to me over the years. i look at you as somebody that cared about your state and country and worked very hard. if we are now on the brink as a country and americans and businesses have no idea what their taxes going to be. the united states senate has not passed a spending bill in over 13 hyundais, over three years and the president, harry reid, they are all blaming republicans. where is the blame in the intellectual honesty in your party to say this is reckless, irresponsible, on the democrats part? do you acknowledge that? >> sean, i think for the first time tonight they are moving in the right direction.
republicans are saying not so fast and demanding current secretary of state hillary clinton testify on benghazi before any confirmation hearings begin. joining me with reaction to all this and much more is former new mexico governor bill richardson. thanks for being with us. happy new year. >> thank you, sean. >> sean: governor, we have actually been friendly over the years. you and i have gotten along. i remember i have been out to your estate and you have is been gracious enough...
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>> which of course always should have been the focus of the benghazi story, rice's decision presents the president with a cabinet that looks like an america problem. the cabinet in the -- looking like a leading candidate for the secretary of defense. if kerry is a shoe in, does that change the calculus four hagel? or for white house chief of staff, kevin liu. former advisors under secretary clinton re-emerge as top candidates for treasury. if kerry ends up being a nominee for secretary of state, there would be a challenge for his senate seat. here's senator scott brown, in his farewell speech on the senate floor which oh, by the way happened to be yesterday. >> defeat is temporary, depending on what happens and where we go, all of us, we may obviously meet again. >> there you go. after rice's announcement yesterday, the massachusetts democratic party tweeted this. bring it on. in case you're wondering, the way the math works, assuming john kerry's resigned the senate seat after he's confirmed and that happens around january 20th, 21st. we're looking at a mid to late june special elec
>> which of course always should have been the focus of the benghazi story, rice's decision presents the president with a cabinet that looks like an america problem. the cabinet in the -- looking like a leading candidate for the secretary of defense. if kerry is a shoe in, does that change the calculus four hagel? or for white house chief of staff, kevin liu. former advisors under secretary clinton re-emerge as top candidates for treasury. if kerry ends up being a nominee for secretary of...
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a live weather update straight ahead for you. >>> also new outrage over benghazi. lawmakers are up in arms after learning that the state department never really got rid of the people that it held responsible. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. harris: a fox weather alert, and we are days into the system, a powerful winter storm dumping a heavy amount of snow triggering tornadoes and causing hundreds, well over a thousand now, flights to be canceled. mafia molina in live in the extreme weather center. it won't go away. >> reporter: yeah, very stubborn, and we have yet another storm system on the heels of this one, and i do want to show it to you. even though it's not forecast to be anywhere near as bad as thi
a live weather update straight ahead for you. >>> also new outrage over benghazi. lawmakers are up in arms after learning that the state department never really got rid of the people that it held responsible. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and...
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all of those are the things that came out of the benghazi issue. that and a whole lot of blame for everybody. we have to put the blame game aside and they are figuring out what it is and get the resources. they were there. we have to make it available. >> many blamed lack of funding to the state department and specifically republican cuts to funding on the state department. in part for the benghazi department. they said this about that quote. if the state department intends to blame the long list of failures on inadequate funding perhaps they should take a closer look at the money on the climate change. culinary diplomacy programs and other projects what do you say to that? >> there are plenty of places we could make cuts. one of those areas is not in the security for the various consulates and embassies. we need to make sure the money is there. we have to get away from the blame game. there is very important information that came out of the study by the select committee that took a look at that. we need to pay attention to that. but those elements
all of those are the things that came out of the benghazi issue. that and a whole lot of blame for everybody. we have to put the blame game aside and they are figuring out what it is and get the resources. they were there. we have to make it available. >> many blamed lack of funding to the state department and specifically republican cuts to funding on the state department. in part for the benghazi department. they said this about that quote. if the state department intends to blame the...
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i want to ask you about the benghazi hearing. what did we learn from the hearing on thursday? does it settle the debate? >> no, i don't think it will completely settle the debate. in the military, i learn to respect what you inspect. this is the third time we've done this in the last decade after embassies or consulates have been overrun. another step to improve. the state department mismanaged it, and where the rubber met the road with the assistant secretary and below. i think accountable is tough, but needed. secondly it points out congress had a role in this. the last two areas, they cut the installation of funding for embassies and consulates overseas by 10%. i hope the next steps are stop the finger pointing. if we put diplomats in bad neighborhoods like benghazi, we owe them the kinds of resources that will protect them. state department has to be better managed, and congress has to fund that appropriation, just like it does the military. >> you said accountability is tough but needed. three other officials have been relieved of duties, that an adequate response? >> i t
i want to ask you about the benghazi hearing. what did we learn from the hearing on thursday? does it settle the debate? >> no, i don't think it will completely settle the debate. in the military, i learn to respect what you inspect. this is the third time we've done this in the last decade after embassies or consulates have been overrun. another step to improve. the state department mismanaged it, and where the rubber met the road with the assistant secretary and below. i think...
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benghazi episode from september hangs over her entire tenure like a cloud. so if she runs, she will have to answer tough questions about what happened. >> there was a time you never would have said this but hillary clinton, a lot more popular personally on capitol hill than rice ever was. right? lot of rice's problems was she had burned so many bridges. >> susan rice -- she -- her whole chance of it being -- secretary of state i-floundered because of how benghazi was handled by the obama administration and handled by the state department. >> i think it was lot more than that. it was a long history of not getting along with john mccain and the moment he had the option, he used it. >> that's exactly right. i think -- hillary clinton iss trying to avoid entering into the susan rice situation where she is under pyre on capitol hill. for now the -- will keep the questions at bay. but come january, when she gets asked to come back to capitol hill, she will have to enter into this situation and answer the questions on capitol hill or else she will risk having a sus
benghazi episode from september hangs over her entire tenure like a cloud. so if she runs, she will have to answer tough questions about what happened. >> there was a time you never would have said this but hillary clinton, a lot more popular personally on capitol hill than rice ever was. right? lot of rice's problems was she had burned so many bridges. >> susan rice -- she -- her whole chance of it being -- secretary of state i-floundered because of how benghazi was handled by the...
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let's turn, if we may, to the failure in benghazi. and this report looks to me, i no there are varying views on this. and other whitewash, it seems. >>nd the misses the point. we know what happened before and during periods grew up some allies, cover-ups. to me with the important thing is, what happened afterwards, which is nothing. then never hunted down, retaliated, responded. look at what happened to the original september 11th. 1998, attacks on u.s. embassies in east africa and in 2000 attack on the u.s.s. cole, we did not respond. we beefed up security at the embassy, change the rules of engagement. a the leader before it september 11th at a record of videos saying american as i respond. let's go kill more americans. by failing to respond we know who did this attack. we know whe the training camps are. by failing to respond we have given them a green light davis again. lou: in the hope that we will learn the truth of what happened? that there will be anyone above the rank of assistant secretary ever held accountable jack. >> i th
let's turn, if we may, to the failure in benghazi. and this report looks to me, i no there are varying views on this. and other whitewash, it seems. >>nd the misses the point. we know what happened before and during periods grew up some allies, cover-ups. to me with the important thing is, what happened afterwards, which is nothing. then never hunted down, retaliated, responded. look at what happened to the original september 11th. 1998, attacks on u.s. embassies in east africa and in...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. >> frankly, the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personnel resources it needed. >> gretchen: so with four americans, including our ambassador, chris stevens, killed in that attack, are these four resignations enough or does the white house need to make some serious changes? florida congressman colonel allen west joins us for a discussion on this. good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you doing? >> gretchen: i'm doing just great. so what do you say needs to be done? many people are waiting for hillary clinton to testify. will that happen? >> well, i think it has to happen. i'm not a doctor, but it seems as though that the secretary of state has come down with a case of benghazi flu. i think we have to get to the bottom of this. there is still very countless amount of unanswered questions. we need to know who really did alter the intelligence report, why would anyone be out there roll mull gating the story about some video being the cause of this, when we know that was not case based upon this report, and just bec
consulate in benghazi, libya. >> frankly, the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personnel resources it needed. >> gretchen: so with four americans, including our ambassador, chris stevens, killed in that attack, are these four resignations enough or does the white house need to make some serious changes? florida congressman colonel allen west joins us for a discussion on this. good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you doing?...
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, the consulate and the deaths of the americans in benghazi. lisa jackson is stepping down couple of days, maybe weeks before her e-mails from this alias account will get exposed. any coincidence? >> another one, treasury department official of who they've admitted to me in court of having 7300 e-mails discuss ago carbon tax which they won't discuss with me quietly said he'll pursue other opportunities. scrutiny doesn't do the most transparent administration ever many favors. there are coincidences in life, particularly here in make believe land in washington. but the fact is, you can't get around with all of their spin the critical point here. we found her creating a false identity for federal record keeping purposes and if your viewers aren't sure whether that's an issue, i'm not recommending do you it. but if you do it with the irs, tell me what they tell you about the propriety of that. so she had to go. it was a matter of when, not if. last week the department of justice agreed to start turning over these e-mails in two weeks. so i started
, the consulate and the deaths of the americans in benghazi. lisa jackson is stepping down couple of days, maybe weeks before her e-mails from this alias account will get exposed. any coincidence? >> another one, treasury department official of who they've admitted to me in court of having 7300 e-mails discuss ago carbon tax which they won't discuss with me quietly said he'll pursue other opportunities. scrutiny doesn't do the most transparent administration ever many favors. there are...
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the big report on what happened in benghazi came out late last night and it seemed to go to great luns. >> they were mid level, right? >> yrks joe, they took the fall. from my information, i want to emphasize bend has been ongoing information. this state did and right now the people leaving the state department are victims of the government's need to cover up the larger story, that the security at the benghazi mission and it was a with the cia was about recruiting, arming, funding and transferring artists to talk einto earia. this is m but the story won't end here. >> the story has had trouble -- do you feel that it's sort of not gotten out as much as it o would have if -- i don't know. i only see what i read on certain things but if it was a public administration, would we be so sort of tepid in looking into these things? >> i am to the given to. >> the libyan add ven tune. >> caller: some of it is inem yen fem. the point of the story is the buck isn't stop anything where. >> correct. >> where is istore the pb? >> and the obama foreign policy is make amends with the winners of the ara
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jon: a brand-new report on the benghazi terror attack on the bipartisan congressional investigation is not only critical of the state department for failing to recognize and respond to security risks before four americans, including our ambassador to libya were killed. the report also finds fault with the pentagon and the white house. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live with that from washington. is this report different from the one that the state department investigation group put out, catherine? >> reporter: it is, jon. thank you and good morning. this congressional investigation also faults the pentagon for having no effective evacuation plan and faults the white house including president obama for his inconsistent statements about whether benghazi was a terrorist attack given the intelligence suggested within hours that an al-qaida affiliate was involved on september 11th. it sites mr. obama a's interview with 60 minutes on september 12th as evidence of inconsistent statements. he states it's too early to know exactly how this came about, what group was involv
jon: a brand-new report on the benghazi terror attack on the bipartisan congressional investigation is not only critical of the state department for failing to recognize and respond to security risks before four americans, including our ambassador to libya were killed. the report also finds fault with the pentagon and the white house. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live with that from washington. is this report different from the one that the state department investigation...
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consulate in benghazi on 9/11. it is felt that that attack is an act of terror and had nothing to do with the anti-muslim video. killing three of al qaeda's leaders, the u.s. does so in their sector of the terrorist organization becoming more of a shell of its former self. benjamin netanyahu drawing a red line at the u.n. general assembly, indicating iran's approach to the final stage of nuclear bomb. the obama administration holds up israeli military action, which could likely result in the u.s. being pulled in through the complex. causing regionwide mayhem. hurricane sandy rips through the caribbean. evacuations, power loss, and death in jamaica, haiti, the dominican republic, and cuba. hamas militants fire missiles indiscriminately into israel, reaching as far as tel aviv and jerusalem. israel responds with heavy bombardment. hamas and israel reach a cease-fire agreement. the u.n. general assembly agreed u.n. status to palestinian authorities and a pakistani teacher teenager is shot and had a knack for for campa
consulate in benghazi on 9/11. it is felt that that attack is an act of terror and had nothing to do with the anti-muslim video. killing three of al qaeda's leaders, the u.s. does so in their sector of the terrorist organization becoming more of a shell of its former self. benjamin netanyahu drawing a red line at the u.n. general assembly, indicating iran's approach to the final stage of nuclear bomb. the obama administration holds up israeli military action, which could likely result in the...
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consulate in benghazi. the united states ambassador and three other americans were killed. also tonght, egyptian president urging national dialogue still, but moving forward with his referendum on an islamist back to constitution. the new york times bureau chief in cairo, david kirkpatrick insisting that the muslim brotherhood is not, and i do ," not violent by nature and have come over the last couple of decades, you off more and more into a moderate conservative but religious moderate regular old political force. well, joining us now is jonathan chancellor, former counter-terrorism analyst, current vice president of research for the foundation for defense of democracy, and it is good to have you with us. your reaction to kirkpatrick's description. >> let me first say that the brotherhood, when it was founded did have a violent army, and that was one of theeasons why the egyptian government ended up railroading get outof the political system. over time the brotherhood has vowed to be a nonviolent organizations over the last several decades. -- lou: i am going to beg you fo
consulate in benghazi. the united states ambassador and three other americans were killed. also tonght, egyptian president urging national dialogue still, but moving forward with his referendum on an islamist back to constitution. the new york times bureau chief in cairo, david kirkpatrick insisting that the muslim brotherhood is not, and i do ," not violent by nature and have come over the last couple of decades, you off more and more into a moderate conservative but religious moderate...
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. >> what do you think, is it about benghazi, the politics or susan rice. >> benghazi say mystery to me. i mean i think benghazi is who lost china. it's almost like the republicans are looking for that silver bullet and that eludes me. she's partisan, susan rice is partisan. as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i found her criticism interesting. she found fault with susan rice for having been the spokesman for the democratic administration's position on foreign policy. and you know, colin powell, god bless him and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, t
. >> what do you think, is it about benghazi, the politics or susan rice. >> benghazi say mystery to me. i mean i think benghazi is who lost china. it's almost like the republicans are looking for that silver bullet and that eludes me. she's partisan, susan rice is partisan. as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i...
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indeed as we see from the tragedy of benghazi it is metastasizing. yet the president's focus remains almost exclusive on domestic u.s. affairs. and obviously we still have an economy that is not adequately in recovery. but the rest of the world, our adversaries, are not gracious enough for us to get our house in order before they pose challenges. i think that's what's happened already. i think the pace and scope of those challenges will grow in the second term. heather: yeah. immediate challenge, right now, what is happening in egypt which is in the headlines today. the muslim brotherhood taking over there. the also the civil war, unrest going on in syria. >> right. i see these various crises in the middle east and you named two of the most serious but adding what is happening in libya, in yemen and elsewhere, adding continuing threat of iran's nuclear weapons program, it support for terrorist groups like hamas and hezbollah, i could see all of these crises spinning together and the entire region growing out of control while the united states acts al
indeed as we see from the tragedy of benghazi it is metastasizing. yet the president's focus remains almost exclusive on domestic u.s. affairs. and obviously we still have an economy that is not adequately in recovery. but the rest of the world, our adversaries, are not gracious enough for us to get our house in order before they pose challenges. i think that's what's happened already. i think the pace and scope of those challenges will grow in the second term. heather: yeah. immediate...
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after the terrorist attack in benghazi on the consulate, analysts say al-qaeda has sought to capitalize to use its so-called victory to raise money and also recruit. there is evidence that the growth of the al-qaeda affiliate in libya is part of a broader campaign by senior leadership in pakistan to establish a global presence through its affiliates and that the decision to send al-qaeda operatives to libya was made and executed as long ago as 2011. now analysts describe an emerging arc of instability. earlier the week the head of defense operations in africa summed up al-qaeda's reach. >> whether it's adjusting al-shabaab and al-qaeda affiliate in east africa, principal my somalia, a growing extremist network in libya across the region into northern mali and then, troubling, a reemergence in nigeria, all signal the importance of countering violent extremist os to us in africa. >> reporter: analysts tell fox the reason libya has emerged as such an attractive base for these al-qaeda-affiliated or at least sympathetic groups after the benghazi attack is because of this power vacuum, also
after the terrorist attack in benghazi on the consulate, analysts say al-qaeda has sought to capitalize to use its so-called victory to raise money and also recruit. there is evidence that the growth of the al-qaeda affiliate in libya is part of a broader campaign by senior leadership in pakistan to establish a global presence through its affiliates and that the decision to send al-qaeda operatives to libya was made and executed as long ago as 2011. now analysts describe an emerging arc of...
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it comes after the death of ambassador chris stevens in benghazi. here's abc's muhammad lila tonight. >> reporter: it's a country racked with lawlessness and now a potential new threat. the associated press first reported this video which claims to be from al qaeda's yemen branch announcing a new bounty. three kilograms of gold. roughly $160,000 for the head of the american ambassador in yemen and $23,000 for any american soldier. abc hasn't verified the authenticity of the video. it was posted online separately, claiming to be part of a longer video, one that we have authenticated. if true, the threat comes at a critical time, just four months after al qaeda-linked militants stormed the embassy compound in libya, killing ambassador chris stevens and three other american personnel. after the attacks, security levels were raised at many american embassies around the world. >> i think the security detail to the ambassador himself is not going to do anything particularly differently. because they had to know that the ambassador was already a person who
it comes after the death of ambassador chris stevens in benghazi. here's abc's muhammad lila tonight. >> reporter: it's a country racked with lawlessness and now a potential new threat. the associated press first reported this video which claims to be from al qaeda's yemen branch announcing a new bounty. three kilograms of gold. roughly $160,000 for the head of the american ambassador in yemen and $23,000 for any american soldier. abc hasn't verified the authenticity of the video. it was...
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the president has good leads now on who carried out the attacks in benghazi. he also touts chuck hagel. he says failure to reach a fiscal deal would hurt the markets. and the president wants gun violence measures passed in 2013, something he said in the course of our interview. and for highlights from the interview, be sure to follow me on twitter, @davidgregory, my handle. until then, have a happy new year. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> welcome to a special new york edition of "worldwide exchange." i'm kelly evans. these are your headlines from around the world. it's down to the wire in washington. senate lawmakers try to craft a deal that's acceptable to both democrats and republicans as the hours tick down towards the fiscal cliff deadline. >>> china's manufacturing activity hits its fastest pace in a year and a half. >>> and as we head towards the end of the year, global markets look at decent returns, outperformers this year include german, japanese and hong kong stocks. the u.s. senate will meet at 11:00 a.m. eastern after lawmakers tried mo
the president has good leads now on who carried out the attacks in benghazi. he also touts chuck hagel. he says failure to reach a fiscal deal would hurt the markets. and the president wants gun violence measures passed in 2013, something he said in the course of our interview. and for highlights from the interview, be sure to follow me on twitter, @davidgregory, my handle. until then, have a happy new year. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> welcome to a special new...
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mid-level officials taking the fall in benghazi. your assessment? guest: tuesday and wednesday we finally got the report from the accountability review board, the state department's own internal report, on the september 11 attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi that killed ambassadors christie and and three other americans. what the report told us was there were gross security failures in benghazi, that the mission was inadequately staffed and inadequately secured. and unprepared for the attack that happened. it assign blame to two bureaus -- the bureau of diplomatic security, the bureau of near eastern affairs, and the head of that board, former undersecretary of state thomas. and former joint chiefs chairman admiral mike mullen determine the blame should fall at the assistant secretary level, midlevel your credit manager. not political appointees. these are foreign service officers and government employees who had careers in the state department, positions of decision making. what is interesting is that only one official actually resigned, eric bo
mid-level officials taking the fall in benghazi. your assessment? guest: tuesday and wednesday we finally got the report from the accountability review board, the state department's own internal report, on the september 11 attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi that killed ambassadors christie and and three other americans. what the report told us was there were gross security failures in benghazi, that the mission was inadequately staffed and inadequately secured. and unprepared for the attack...
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the white house doesn't want her to testify about benghazi. they are afraid that under oath she will pars things somewhat differently. the white house attitude toward benghazi is is we dodged that bullet. the media covered itself in shame and filth by covering up. only fox went after this. it's a big scandal. americans died. international incident and we are suppose to beach it was nothing really at all. by the way people at the state department haven't been fired they are not gone. >> juliet: benghazi shuffle being moved into different areas. kind of like the shell game. what do you think will happen? you do think she will testify. will we find anything? will would he be ebb lightened at all and will her chances in 2016 if does decide to run will they be affected? you have to see what she says under oath on the hill and she does have to testify. but so far the administration has gotten away with covering up a coverup absolutely disgraceful. frankly, juliet, unless there is a deep throat out there working with some enterprising young rortsz wh
the white house doesn't want her to testify about benghazi. they are afraid that under oath she will pars things somewhat differently. the white house attitude toward benghazi is is we dodged that bullet. the media covered itself in shame and filth by covering up. only fox went after this. it's a big scandal. americans died. international incident and we are suppose to beach it was nothing really at all. by the way people at the state department haven't been fired they are not gone. >>...
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the tax in benghazi took the lives of four courageous americans, -- the attacks in benghazi, took the lives of a lot of courage as americans. chris stevens embodied the very best of america. even as we grieve for our four -- for our fallen friends, we took action. we took immediate steps to protect our people and posts. we stayed in contact with embassies around the world facing large
the tax in benghazi took the lives of four courageous americans, -- the attacks in benghazi, took the lives of a lot of courage as americans. chris stevens embodied the very best of america. even as we grieve for our four -- for our fallen friends, we took action. we took immediate steps to protect our people and posts. we stayed in contact with embassies around the world facing large
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. >>> switching gears now, portions of the accountability report on benghazi will be released to the public on wednesday, a day ahead of hearings on the raid that took the lives of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. secretary of state clinton was given the report today but she won't testify thursday because she's recovering from a concussion. instead her deputies will do so. i sincerely hope we all finally get to the bottom of this benghazi business which continues to fester. >>> also, senator daniel inouye of hawaii passed away this afternoon at age 88. inouye was a senator for 50 years. he was a world war ii hero as well. inouye was awarded the medal of honor for actions he took in italy in 1945 as a member of the legendary 442 combat team composed entirely of japanese americans. may senator inouye rest in peace. >>> now back to some stock market work. stocks continue to discount a fiscal cliff solution of some kind. as i've suggested, they're reacting positively. how about a little optimism on that story? up next, some optimism. ...so as you can see, geico's custo
. >>> switching gears now, portions of the accountability report on benghazi will be released to the public on wednesday, a day ahead of hearings on the raid that took the lives of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. secretary of state clinton was given the report today but she won't testify thursday because she's recovering from a concussion. instead her deputies will do so. i sincerely hope we all finally get to the bottom of this benghazi business which continues to...
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. >> the benghazi terror attack is in the hands of secretary of state hillary clinton. it could reveal myth or ignore warning signs before the attack which left four americans dead. the leaders will brief lawmaker rs tomorrow. clinton no longer testifying before congress this week after concussions. john bolton says clinton still must testify. >> when you don't want to go to a meeting or conference or event you have a diplomatic illness. this is a diplomatic illness to beat the band. she may be testiat testifying t week but she is not going to escape this forever. >> the state department says clinton suffered a concussion after fainting. >> she is the right u.s. senator for her state and her country. south carolina governor nikki haley picking tim scott to replace outgoing senator jim demint. scott vowing to continue focusing on our country's soaring debt. >> no matter how much we increase taxes it will not have a dint on the deficit. for us to close the gap we are going to have to have a serious discussion about spending reform. >>> scott will become the fist black sen
. >> the benghazi terror attack is in the hands of secretary of state hillary clinton. it could reveal myth or ignore warning signs before the attack which left four americans dead. the leaders will brief lawmaker rs tomorrow. clinton no longer testifying before congress this week after concussions. john bolton says clinton still must testify. >> when you don't want to go to a meeting or conference or event you have a diplomatic illness. this is a diplomatic illness to beat the...
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"new york times" is reporting that the independent inquiry into the benghazi attacks that killed four americans that the state department is at fault. according to the times, the report, quote, criticizes the state department for a lack of seasoned security personnel and relying on untested local militia to safeguard the compound. the ap is reporting that secretary of state hillary clinton will accept 29 suggestions from the review board. this information comes just days before secretary clinton was supposed to testify on capitol hill about what she knew in regards to the terrorist attack and when. but she was forced to cancel because she's reportedly recovering from a concussion. we continue with david limbaugh and juan williams. lot of unanswered questions there. we'll be looking into that report in the days to come. juan, the president of the united states is supposed to lead. he gave us 6 trillion in new debt in his first term. he's on track a trillion dollars deficits as far as the eye can see. this whole discussion has been about one thing, raising taxes. when will he restrain h
"new york times" is reporting that the independent inquiry into the benghazi attacks that killed four americans that the state department is at fault. according to the times, the report, quote, criticizes the state department for a lack of seasoned security personnel and relying on untested local militia to safeguard the compound. the ap is reporting that secretary of state hillary clinton will accept 29 suggestions from the review board. this information comes just days before...
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. >> the susan rice/benghazi witch-hunt, what is your reaction to that? >> well, keep in mind john kerry is barack obama's first choice. susan rice wasn't a choice. she got tied up into the politics of benghazi. but this is who the president likes, believes in. kerry gave obama that great nominating speech slot in 2004. but kerry has been able to be bipartisan in the true sense. he has been able to cut deals and work with senators -- senator murkowski is a friend of his from alaska, for example. this is going to be one of the best appointments, selections that the president could have made. and most people on capitol hill feel the same. >> quickly, will he go through confirmation easily? >> he will go through. i think vicki kennedy will come in and be the senator for that interim period. it's 145 to 160 days until governor deval patrick is going to set that up. i think he is probably going to run for senate. >> interesting. great to have you with us, professor. thank you so much. >>> coming up, the owner of some big-name chain restaurants sees profits plu
. >> the susan rice/benghazi witch-hunt, what is your reaction to that? >> well, keep in mind john kerry is barack obama's first choice. susan rice wasn't a choice. she got tied up into the politics of benghazi. but this is who the president likes, believes in. kerry gave obama that great nominating speech slot in 2004. but kerry has been able to be bipartisan in the true sense. he has been able to cut deals and work with senators -- senator murkowski is a friend of his from alaska,...
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but that right now he is on a state department board that's been appointed to review what happened in benghazi, libya, on 9/11 of this year, he is on an advisory board at the state department and one at the cia. so clearly, this man has got important matters on his desk. how exposed could we be if the chinese have access to all of his writings? >> very exposed. and this is nothing new. if you take a look at a typical burglar and he wants to break into a yard and has this hardened lock on a fence that he cannot cut through, what is he going to do? he's going to cut the chain. we're not going to go after a facility that spends billions of our tax dollars on securing their networks. we're going to go after somebody who works outside, somebody who has access to internal resources. it's called a u-turn attack. what they do is they find that weak link such as a home computer or a personal computer belonging to a former admiral or cia agent, and they attack that. they get access to that, and then they use their vpn connection inbound to get access to the same resources he would have access to or she
but that right now he is on a state department board that's been appointed to review what happened in benghazi, libya, on 9/11 of this year, he is on an advisory board at the state department and one at the cia. so clearly, this man has got important matters on his desk. how exposed could we be if the chinese have access to all of his writings? >> very exposed. and this is nothing new. if you take a look at a typical burglar and he wants to break into a yard and has this hardened lock on...
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consulate in benghazi. >> and it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official in our administration, and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change as more facts were gathered and analyzed by the intelligence community. and look, as is often the case, our understanding evolved over time. and we've done our best to keep the american people and the congress informed. that was her goal, that was her mission and she should not be criticized for doing exactly that. >> that, of course, comes in direct conflict with what general david petraeus, the director of the cia, told the committee in the senate where he said they knew immediately after the attack, the next day, that it was, in fact, an attack launched by al qaeda. now, speaking to reporters in ireland on one of her last trips as secretary of state, hillary laughed off questions about a potential presidential run in 2016, saying she's just too busy with her current job to think long term. >> i'm right now too focused on what i'm
consulate in benghazi. >> and it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official in our administration, and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change as more facts were gathered and analyzed by the intelligence community. and look, as is often the case, our understanding evolved over time. and we've done our best to keep the american people and the congress informed. that was her...
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as you'll recall, chris, she wasn't able to testify on the incident in benghazi as she was initially scheduled to. she also, because of her health, wasn't able to attend the president's announcement of her replacement, senator john kerry. she has been out of the picture for quite some time. after the kerry announcement she released a statement, praising the choice, john kerry was the right decision. but still she has been in a state of recovery for quite some time. >> let me interrupt you for a second. we did get a statement now from phillip rains at state department, kristin. i want to read it for folks so that they know the absolute latest. sorry for the intrusion on your sunday night, but we want to update you on the secretary's health. following statement is on the record. in the course of a follow-up exam today, secretary clinton's doctors discovered a blood clot formed stemming from the concussion she sustained several weeks ago. she's being treated with anti-coagulants she's at new york presbyterian hospital to monitor the medication over the next 48 hours. her doctors will co
as you'll recall, chris, she wasn't able to testify on the incident in benghazi as she was initially scheduled to. she also, because of her health, wasn't able to attend the president's announcement of her replacement, senator john kerry. she has been out of the picture for quite some time. after the kerry announcement she released a statement, praising the choice, john kerry was the right decision. but still she has been in a state of recovery for quite some time. >> let me interrupt you...
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plus, the latest on secretary of state hillary clinton's health concerns and how the new benghazi report and succession at stake will impact the white house's other looming cabinet concerns. and the president officially puts gun control on his second term agenda. can his new priority become a reality? all that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. keep my eye o. but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare.
plus, the latest on secretary of state hillary clinton's health concerns and how the new benghazi report and succession at stake will impact the white house's other looming cabinet concerns. and the president officially puts gun control on his second term agenda. can his new priority become a reality? all that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. keep my eye o. but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with...
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she suffered from a fall after a virus and the concussion and as you know was not at the benghazi hearings yesterday. we reported last thursday when susan rice withdrew that kerri was the choice. the question was timing. they didn't want to go too long, but of course there is a funeral today which kerry and the president will both be attending for senator daniel inouye. that was something else that delayed the timing. it was originally supposed to be this morning that john kerry would be nominated and that funeral won't be over until 10:00, rather about noon at the national cathedral. after that back at the white house there will be an announcement. it is not going to be what was originally contemplated, the entire national security team, cia, defense, a bit of controversy over chuck hagel. the president has been strongly considering chuck hagel for defense secretary and still is we are told. he has not backed off of that. there is fierce opposition building up, the same lobbying campaign that frankly torpedoed susan rice, and there is a lot of thought in democratic circles outside the whi
she suffered from a fall after a virus and the concussion and as you know was not at the benghazi hearings yesterday. we reported last thursday when susan rice withdrew that kerri was the choice. the question was timing. they didn't want to go too long, but of course there is a funeral today which kerry and the president will both be attending for senator daniel inouye. that was something else that delayed the timing. it was originally supposed to be this morning that john kerry would be...
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we began our investigation shortly after the attack in benghazi. since that time our hard-working staff and ourselves have reviewed thousands of papers and pages of classified and unclassified documents, interviewing many senior and mid-level government officials and outside experts, reviewing publicly available information as well. it has been the most public investigation possible given the amount of time we have had to conduct it. when i have had our overall findings, i am left with one salient fact. the terrorist set it ablaze it due to extremely poor security in an environment where the undersecretary of state, patrick kennedy himself, has conceded was flashing red they were all very compound. indeed, the attack aimed at the british ambassador's cause of the british to pack up and leave the very next day. the fact is that and it could fall the dangers if canoeists or responded impulsively and we repeated the need your more security. on the ground in libya. i agree with the chairman and this finding is reflected in the report, that while we und
we began our investigation shortly after the attack in benghazi. since that time our hard-working staff and ourselves have reviewed thousands of papers and pages of classified and unclassified documents, interviewing many senior and mid-level government officials and outside experts, reviewing publicly available information as well. it has been the most public investigation possible given the amount of time we have had to conduct it. when i have had our overall findings, i am left with one...
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when susan rice withdrew over the criticism attached to her from the benghazi incident, it left john kerry as really the principal candidate for that decision. we are told that is the only announcement the president will make today. well not hear about defense where leon panetta is headed to leave that post. >> reminder, we carry theory the president's address live just shortly on "power lunch." michelle, over to you. >> yeah, we are waiting for a lot of stuff, aren't we sue? right now, kevin brady, republican from texas, a deputy whip in the house, joining economic senior member of house ways and means, joining us live from capitol hill. representative brady, let's start with plan b. as a whip, if our audience members doesn't # don't understand what a whip does, you are supposed to help whip up votes. that didn't happen last night. you failed. what went wrong? >> we do. we count noses. try to get 218 unified republican congress to move bills. we weren't able to do that last night. good conservatives in our conference saw the bill in different ways, i thought, 3.9 trillion in tax cut
when susan rice withdrew over the criticism attached to her from the benghazi incident, it left john kerry as really the principal candidate for that decision. we are told that is the only announcement the president will make today. well not hear about defense where leon panetta is headed to leave that post. >> reminder, we carry theory the president's address live just shortly on "power lunch." michelle, over to you. >> yeah, we are waiting for a lot of stuff, aren't we...
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focusing on what happened back on september 11 of this year when the four americans were killed in benghazi, libya. a report just out yesterday said the state department as a whole broke down because of systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies. senator john kerry and chairman of the relations committee pointed his finger at congress. >> congress has the power. we use it for any number of things. it's our responsibility and for years we asked our state department to operate with increasingly lesser resources to conduct essential missions. >> no doubt senator kerry's words and the weight here since he is the front runner to take over the post since secretary of state took over for hillary clinton when she leaves. she was supposed to testify today, but the injury is forcing her to postpone her testimony until next month. her department is trying to move past the report as four of the staffers have been disciplined. among them is assistant secretary boswell who resigned. the others are on administrative leave. a source said among those relieved is this woman. this is the dep
focusing on what happened back on september 11 of this year when the four americans were killed in benghazi, libya. a report just out yesterday said the state department as a whole broke down because of systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies. senator john kerry and chairman of the relations committee pointed his finger at congress. >> congress has the power. we use it for any number of things. it's our responsibility and for years we asked our state department to...